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| Status |
Public on Oct 03, 2018 |
| Title |
The small protein MgtS and small RNA MgrR modulate the PitA phosphate symporter to boost intracellular magnesium levels |
| Platform organism |
Escherichia coli |
| Sample organism |
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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| Summary |
In response to low levels of magnesium (Mg2+), the PhoQP two component system induces the transcription of two convergent genes, one encoding a 31-amino acid protein denoted MgtS and the second encoding a small, regulatory RNA (sRNA) denoted MgrR. Previous studies showed that the MgtS protein interacts with and stabilizes the MgtA Mg2+ importer to increase intracellular Mg2+ levels, while the MgrR sRNA base pairs with the eptB mRNA thus affecting lipopolysaccharide modification. Surprisingly, we found overexpression of the MgtS protein also leads to induction of the PhoRB regulon. Studies to understand this activation showed that MgtS forms a complex with a second protein, PitA, a cation-phosphate symporter. Given that the additive effect of ∆mgtA and ∆mgtS mutations on intracellular Mg2+ concentrations seen previously is lost in the ∆pitA mutant, we suggest that MgtS binds to and blocks Mg2+ leakage through PitA under Mg2+-limiting conditions. Consistent with a detrimental role of PitA in low Mg2+, we also observe MgrR sRNA repression of PitA synthesis. Thus, PhoQP induces the expression of two convergent small genes in response to Mg2+ limitation whose products both repress PitA activity and levels to increase intracellular Mg2+ levels.
Funded by NIH Intramural Program ZIA HD008855-11.
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| Overall design |
Two different strains: one overexpressing mgtS (yneM) and one containing empty vector.
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| Contributor(s) |
Xuefeng Y, Mona O, Hanbo W, Errett H, Svetlana S, Gisela S |
| Citation(s) |
30276893 |
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| Submission date |
Oct 02, 2018 |
| Last update date |
Mar 08, 2019 |
| Contact name |
Gisela Storz |
| E-mail(s) |
storzg@mail.nih.gov
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301-402-0968
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| Organization name |
NICHD
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| Department |
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology
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| Street address |
49 Convent Drive
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Bethesda |
| State/province |
MD |
| ZIP/Postal code |
20892-4417 |
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USA |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL3154 |
[E_coli_2] Affymetrix E. coli Genome 2.0 Array |
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| Samples (4)
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA494307 |
| Supplementary file |
Size |
Download |
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| GSE120726_RAW.tar |
9.2 Mb |
(http)(custom) |
TAR (of CEL, CHP) |
| Processed data included within Sample table |
| Processed data provided as supplementary file |
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